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"I can’t imagine working on a computer without Total Commander. [...] . Total Commander is what separates boys from men." Every other pieces of software on the
by mtarnovan 17y ago
"I can’t imagine working on a computer without Total Commander. [...] . Total Commander is what separates boys from men."
Every other pieces of software on the list is optional for me, except Total Commander. It's the only software I ever miss when not on windows (and fortunately I'm rarely on windows anymore these days). I have found nothing that comes even close to it on linux/macos.
- bfung 17y agoOn Windows, my tasks generally involve using Visual Studio for editing files and Remote Desktop for deployment. On Linux, I think a lot more before I type out that one liner. So, what value does Total Commander provide? I'm always interested in being more efficient.
- mtarnovan 17y agoIt's like the vi or emacs of file managers. It's kinda hard to explain. It's value increases exponentially with the amount of customization you put into it. I polished my settings for years until I got to what I'm using now; but from then on, I never changed a single setting, I'm using the same settings file as for version 4 - current version is 7; It's got everything from different colors by file type to shortcuts for different folders, ftp, scp, crc verification, multiple file rename, viewers for lots of formats, tons of plugins...